France and Singapore call for R&D projects

Call for projects opens: 25 March 2024

Deadline: 27 September 2024 at 17:00 CEST

Ministries and funding agencies make funding decisions: 31 October 2024

Projects start: January 2025

France (Bpifrance) funding

Bpifrance has an open budget for this call for projects.

French participants can receive a loan of up to 3 million euro.

• up to 80% of eligible project costs for startups and SMEs
• up to 60% of eligible project costs for midcap companies
• up to 60% of eligible project costs for large companies

Companies with more than 2000 FTEs are not eligible for funding but can self-fund their project costs. Deeptech projects may be eligible for alternative funding called ADD.

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Singapore (Enterprise Singapore) funding

Enterprise Singapore has an open budget for this call for projects.

Singaporean participants can receive a grant.

• up to 70% of eligible project costs for startups and SMEs
• up to 50% of eligible project costs for large companies

Universities, institutes of higher learning and research institutes can only be funded as a subcontractor or consultant for another partner.

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Each ministry or funding agency will fund organisations according to local laws, rules, procedures and available budget.

If your ministry or funding agency does not have funding for organisations like yours, you can still join a project. Contact your ministry or funding agency for information about other funding options or self-funding.

Eureka has eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network projects R&D project:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• You must direct your project towards researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialising your project results.
• Your project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include organisations based in at least two Eureka countries or regions.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

This call for projects has additional criteria for organisations to be eligible to receive funding:

• The duration of your project must not exceed 36 months.

Singapore (Enterprise Singapore) eligibility criteria

• Businesses must be registered and operating in Singapore.
• There is a 30% local shareholding requirement.
• You must be able to financially see your project through to completion

We will review your R&D project application according to our evaluation criteria.

1. Impact

• Is the market properly addressed (i.e. size, access and risks)?
• Is the value creation properly addressed (i.e. employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits)?
• What are the competitive advantages of your project (i.e. strategic importance, enhanced capabilities and visibility)?
• Are your commercialisation plans clear and realistic (i.e. return on investment, geographic and sectoral impact)?

2. Excellence

• What is the degree of innovation? (i.e. is the proposed product, process or service state-of-the-art? Is there sufficient technological maturity and risk)?
• How would you use new knowledge?
• Is your project scientifically and technically challenging for consortium partners?
• Is the technical achievability and risk properly addressed?

3. Quality and efficiency of implementation

• What is the quality of your consortium (i.e. balance of the partnership and technological, managerial and financial capabilities of each partner)?
• Is there added value through international cooperation?
• Is your project management and planning realistic and clearly defined (i.e. methodology, planning approach, milestones and deliverables)?
• Is your cost structure reasonable (i.e. costs and financial commitment for each consortium partner)?

4. Overall perception

Experts will list three positive and negative points about your application and state whether they recommend your project for public funding.

Your ministry or funding agency may carry out another evaluation according to national or regional rules before allocating funding to organisations.

Funding will only be provided to projects that receive a positive evaluation from all relevant national or regional ministries and funding agencies.

1. Contact your ministry or funding agency through Eureka’s website to discuss your project idea, finances, eligibility and procedures.
2. Create an account on our application portal (one per project) and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
3. Use the portal and complete one application form per consortium (in English). Invite other partners to fill out a partner form.
4. Submit a GANTT chart, a signed co-signature form (available to download on the portal) and any other required attachments.
5. We will check your application is complete and eligible before evaluating it. If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
6. We evaluate project applications to determine if your ministry or funding agency should grant funding. Your ministry or funding agency may conduct another evaluation performed by experts and based on national regulations.
7. The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement. We recommend that you seek legal advice when drafting your consortium agreement.

France (Bpifrance) has additional steps for applying:

1. Contact Bpifrance to discuss your project and check your eligibility.
2. Submit your national application on 30 June 2024 on Bpifrance’s En Ligne platform.

Singapore (Enterprise Singapore) has additional steps for applying:

1. Submit your national application on Enterprise Singapore’s Business Grants Portal. Enterprise Singapore will generate a unique link for each company.

Webinar Network projects call between France and Singapore, 20 June, 10:00 AM CEST

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